New Year’s Hopes {& a small craft}

The last few days I’ve just posted a few craft projects, turned Christmas presents that I worked on over the holidays. Before that I just wrote about my “bah-humbugness” I was feeling up to Christmas.

I’m not sure which is more popular with y’all crafts, or day-to-day life and feelings, but I enjoy writing about all kinds of things…funny things that happened during the day, a bad day, a thought, crafts, recipes, etc. I just love to write, and from what I’ve been reading recently, advice to have a good blog says to just be honest and yourself. I truly feel that I’m myself here. I don’t feel that I’m some one who makes my life look pretty and perfect every day. Just like everyone, we have our good days and bad days, and I try to show that here. I sometimes feel that I’m coming across complaining or that I’m the only one feeling the way I am, but I know from talking to my friends and family that it’s not just me, and that makes me feel better.

As 2012 came around I pondered on things I wanted to work on…within myself, me as a mother, wife, etc., and new crafter. I don’t like to call them “resolutions” because when you say that word I feel that a definite death trap is put on that topic. So, I just say I would like to work on things. And I’m going to ask you to hold me accountable. You are my readers and I love having you here. I love making people laugh, but sometimes we have to cry and get angry…that’s life. I’m not perfect and will never tell you that I am. I am the farthest thing from being perfect. I do like to fill my plate a little too full sometimes, but what can I say I don’t know how to say “no” and I like being busy. So, I ask you as my friends and readers to hold me accountable. If I’m posting too many crafts, complaints, too much about my kids, too many recipes, whatever it is you’re not happy with, please let me know. I want to keep y’all coming back, and I can promise you that I will always be and honest.

Like I said there are a few things I want to work on this year.

1. Playing more with my kids…this is on the top of my list. The other day I looked back at the past few months and realized how much I had put them on the back-burner. Dallas is really good at and loves playing by herself and Hunter loves Pirates and watches his movies over and over if we’d let him. I really started taking advantage of this and would go days without sitting down and playing with them. I know…mother of the year award winner right here. But, I’ve realized it and now I’m working on it. Hunter and I played a couple of games (multiple times) this afternoon. He beat me most of the time, but it was so rewarding. Tonight after dance and before my husband got home, Dallas and I played some educational file folder type games. It was so fun just sitting and playing with them on the floor.

2. Join a bible study or find a good devotional…I really want to do this and am not sure where to start here. Our church offers a women’s bible study on Wednesdays but I can’t get there when it starts because I’m dropping kids off at school…maybe they’ll let me come in late. Or maybe I can find a good devotional to read and follow.

3. Make more time for my husband…I think we both could work on this one. We find ourselves at night…like right now…after the kids are in bed that we are each sitting on a couch with a computer in our laps. No communication is taking place between us and for 10 years that’s never been us…we need to just put the electronic contraptions down and talk.

4. I want to be more patient…I say this every year. What can I say, it’s not one of my virtues. I get easily frustrated especially when I have to repeat myself 15 times with the kids either answering questions or trying to get them to do something. It just makes my blood boil, but I need to just take a deep breath and count to 10.

5. I want to make some money…I haven’t had a client with my developmental therapy work for a while and while I miss my clients terribly I miss the work and miss the money. No it wasn’t much but it was a little extra spending money which was nice, and I didn’t feel guilty when I wanted to buy something for me. But I really miss the work. The hours were great and very reasonable, and I loved working with kids. I love kids and teaching them and at times I really miss it, but not all the politics that goes with it. I guess I need to sit back and really decide what I want to do…it won’t be long before Hunter is in Kindergarten and my time at home will be up and I will need to do something…what??? – I’m not quite sure.

I had another craft I wanted to share with you before the night is over.

I made this adorable “Redneck” Wine Glass for my Sister-in-law for Christmas.

 

You can check it out here.

I hope you’ve had a great start to the new year. And if you’re like me and don’t like to make resolutions but want to work on things, let me know and I’ll keep you accountable as long as you return the favor…so what are things you want to work on???